I’ve Had Poe on My Mind

With the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday coming up, I’ve been thinking quite a bit about his life and his amazing collection of short stories and poetic works.  Most people think of “The Raven” or “The Tell-Tale Heart” when they think of Poe, but those who have read a decent sample of his writing know that he was as eclectic and innovative as he was prolific.  Although my favorite works of his all fall under his vast umbrella of horror, he also wrote strange tales, humor, and detective mysteries (he was the inventor of the deductive sleuth).

It seems I’m not alone in seeing Poe as a creative inspiration.  Last year’s The Raven came out shortly after I released Finding Poe (you can read my review of the film here) and the Poe-inspired Fox television series The Following premieres later this month.  Although The Raven and The Following are vastly different from Finding Poe and each in their own way, both incorporate elements of his most well known works.

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The muses hit me with the idea for Finding Poe after I had read (or re-read) a number of his short stories, and in order to do the best justice to my tribute, I read and studied literally every work of his that I could find.  PoeStories.com is a great resource, as is The Literature Network, and you can find several free or low priced Poe short stories and poetry collections for your Kindle at Amazon.  Not every work he wrote is brilliant, and a handful of his short stories are downright awful, but they’re worth sifting through.

In honor of Poe's upcoming birthday, I’m reducing the Kindle price for Finding Poe to $0.99 through January 19.  His is a legacy that few other authors have achieved, and I’m proud to be among the writers and artists who have strove to pay him his due homage.  Happy reading—you might want to leave more than one light on.